Poetry & HIV/AIDS
- The AIDS Awareness Poets, Inc. (Regularly Updated)
A nonprofit organization with the aim to promote wellness in all areas (including preventing HIV infection, recognizing and avoiding domestic violence, etc.), among youth of color, especially. Members are not all poets and you do not have to be one to join if interested. All you need is the right level of energy and passion toward the idea of helping to save a generation of poor choices.
 Contest: Write a Poem About HIV/AIDS and/or Hepatitis C and Win a Gift Card of Your Choice -- A Blog Entry by Kevin Maloney (September 21, 2012)
"Write a poem related to or dealing with your HIV/AIDS and or Hepatitis C diagnosis, and also open to someone who has been affected by HIV/AIDS and/or Hepatitis C."
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 Mary Bowman: Purpose Over Entertainment (P.O.E.T.) -- A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (May 28, 2012)
"Timid and soft spoken off stage, Mary Bowman is known to be fearless as she shares her story with audiences around the Washington Metropolitan area."
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 My Letter to HIV (Poem): A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (April 29, 2012)
"... it wasn't until 2001 when we first stared into each other eyes. / When you were finally acknowledged, It wasn't a lie. / I hated you, I thought I would die / I kept you a secret held deep inside. / It took me over 5 years for me to accept you with pride."
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 Poetry Month at TheBody.com: HIV/AIDS-Related Poems From Our Readers (April 2012)
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 The POWER of WORDS: A Blog Entry by Khafre Abif (March 5, 2012)
"Cornbread, Fish and Collard Greens: Prayers, Poems & Affirmation for People Living with HIV/AIDS has received submissions from Africa, America, Europe and South America. ... I want to share this anthology with the international community who created it. ... Share the campaign with your family, friends and your social network. All the tools are there."
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 Bonus Rounds: A Blog Entry by River Huston (January 20, 2012)
"I just feel it is a privilege to not just be alive, but have found some happiness and contentment in my life. There is very little I want, need or desire; wow, lucky me."
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- Poetry Month at TheBody.com: HIV/AIDS-Related Poems From Our Readers (April 2011)
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- Poetry: Hope -- A Blog Entry by Sarah Sacco (April 1, 2011)
"I wrote this poem in November of 2006, as I pondered for the first time since my diagnosis the possibility of hope."
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- If You Let Me Into Your Life, I Will Never Ever Leave You (February 7, 2011)
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